New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-11
GOSSIP FROM LONDON.
vANotusHING FRENCH NOTARIES.
BISHOP POTTER AT CANTERBURY-THE PRINCE OF
WALES AND MRS. LANGTRY.

prsuop POTTER AT CONFERENCE.-THE PRINCE OF
WALES AND MRS. LANGTRY.
tBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNEl
I,oNpON. Feb. 1O.-Judge Edwards Pierrepont goes
home in the Etruria on Saturday. The Judge lett
London yesterday in excellent health and spirits,
much delighted with his triumph over the red tape OF
the French noares in the matter of the marriage set
Elements of Mrs Adele Stevens the recently divorced
wife of Frederick Stevens, of NewYork now married
70 the Marquis dc Talleyrand the recently divorced
husband of Miss Curtis of w-YOrk. The French
notares insisted that the marriage should be cclc-
brated under the exclusive rule OF the French law
which would have given the Marquis control OF all the
property OF his wife, but Judge Perrepont acting with
the consent Of the brides family refused and as the
Marquis finally co-operated with him in spite OF his
own French lawyers Judge Picrrepont won. Thus the
extensive property of the Marquse in America Is under
the protection OF American law and covers the interests
OF the children of her marriage with Mr. Stevens Tho
Marquis is about to engage actively In French poltics
as O pronounced Liberal indeed he is friend OF
ing his sojourn in Europe paper on the currency
question which will be published In leading Enghsh
periodical.
At the con vocation at Canterbury Yesterday Bishop
Potter was requested to the opinion OF the Eps
copal Church in America upon the validity OF the ord
nations made by the late Assistant Bishop Cummins
him 1873 the EaSss Of the Epscopaey Bishop
Cummns after losing his position In tho Episcopncy,
continued to ordain deacons and priests, some OF whom
going from Ensl land and receiving ordination from
him. returned to this country and attempted to
the priestly function Bishop Potter expressed HIM
sell strongly against the validity OF those ordinations,
and was thanked ov the English bishops tor clearing
up lucdy and effectively an important point OF dis
cipiine. The Bishops departure from London has heen
DELAYED by his attendance at the deathbed OF Nicholas
Beach, Of New York, who died Yesterday at Browne
Hotel and whose funeral services will be performed by
the Bishop tomorrow. Mr; Beach contracted Pnen,-
| mona after landing from America and never rallied
His wife and dau liter with him In his last hours
On his passage through Paris this week the Prince OF
Wales called upon and took tea on Monday afternoon
with the American Minister and Mrs. McLane Mr;;
McIane's father, it may be remembered. represented
the United States in London many years ago - ne
Prince gave breakfast next morning at the Hotel
Bristol to which were invited Mrs James brown
Potter and her sister The Prince expressed great ID
dgnation at the published account OF IN alleged con
yersatjon with Mrs Lanptry and declines to believe
that some of the assertions made in that conversation
can possibly have been uttered 10y Mrs. Langtry as
they absolutely without foundation"
CATHOLICS AND THE GERMAN ARMY BILL.
| ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE POPE-TAE CHURCH
BILL TO BE HELD BACK BY THE GOVERNMENT.
BERLIN, Feb lot is reported from Rome that the
Papal Secretary State has sent another letter to the
Nunco at Munich saying that the Pope in spite OF the
declarations of the Centres leaders, maintains the
views EXPIRE ssed in the former letter AT Progrc-sst
meeting in Berlin Herr Munckel denounced, amid
cheers what he termed the Popcs interference with
| the elections. The incident he sad. should be In
scribed in impershabe letters on the Canossa column
| The North German Gazette " declares that tho
" Germanias statement that the Government melted
the publication of Cardinal Jacobn lis dispatches is q
,.ire invention. The Prussian Ministerial Council
has decided postpone the submission OF the Church
bill to tic Landtag until after the Reichstag elections
The extent OF the revision of the May laws depends
upor the pliability Of the Centre. number OF Con.
servaves in the Oberhaus not willing to consent
to the return the religious o.ders and will require
strong and reasons TO induce them to yield
The chief passage in Prince Hoh6nlohes specch
the Strasburg banquet Is follows: The more my
feelings of attachment TO the province grow IN
strength the more ardent becomes my wish that God
may preserve from the terrors OF bloody war II to-
da, utter this taell word it is not because regard
war as near at hand. But on this point let us not
give way 10 any illusion. Danger of exists no "
and will exist long western neighbors cannot
accustom their ideas TO the state of things created by
| the treaty of peace. Nothing would be more calcu-
lated 20 knde desire of the French than the cleo
ton of men sharing doubts to retention OF the
province, or of men declining to grant the empire
| means Tor the permanent maintenance OF strong
army"